Locking means for barrel bungs and faucets



Jan. 17, 1928. 1,656,686

A. T.'EPK.Es

LOCKING MEANS FOR BARREL BUNGS AND FAUGETS Filed May 21. .1927

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' testate ALBERT TJEIKES, F GRUNDY COUNTY, IOWA..Y

LOCKING MEANS FOR BARREL IBUNGS AND FAULJIIJJIS;`

Application filed May 21,

My invention relates to improvements in locking means for barrel bungs and faucets,` and the object of my improvement is to furnish a locking means adapted to lock both the bung and the faucet of a barrel or other liquid container at the same time.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the ac 1o companying drawings, in which Fig. 1 1s a vertical central section taken through a barrel head and the sectional bung thereof, the faucet and other parts being shown in side elevation including my improved locking means for both t-he bung and faucet. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same elements, with parts of the barrel head broken away.`

It is to be understood that modifications of the device herein illustrated may be made,

and yet be covered by the scope of the appended claims.

My locking device is intended to simul taneously lock upon a container both. the bung and a faucet thereof, to prevent. either abstraction of a liquid by way of the faucet, or an unauthorized deposit of any liquid or other substance into the container by way of the bung.

l is a barrel as positioned upon its side with one head disposed vertically at 2, said head having in vertical alinement a bunghole 3 and an outletsport et below it. 5 is an interiorly threaded hollow bung-nipple in which is fitted the exteriorly threaded bung 6 having a closed outer end with an annular outer rib or widening 7. Projecting from this bung 6 is a hexagonal head for engagement by a wrench in the usual manner.

In the inlet-port 4 below is fitted an interiorly threaded sleeve-bearing, andv the hollow exteriorly threaded stem 17 of a faucet 18 is mounted in this sleeve-bearing. Upon the upwardly projecting valve-stem of said faucet a downwardlytroughed levercrank 20 is pivoted on a pintle 19. The lever-crank has near its free end a ylongitudinal slot 16, medially disposed'to receive therethrough a staple 21 fixed upon the faucet spout 22. The numeralS denotes a metal plate whose body is annular and can be positioned in communication with the hollow of the sleeve bearing 5 concentrically and against its outer end. This plate 8 is shaped by bending or otherwise with parts 9 bent at an angle to its body outwardly, one being 1927. Serial No. 193,237.

omitted at 11 for a purpose to be described, and in the structure illustrated the projections 9 are arrangedto closely face and abut upon live of the hexagonal faces of the plug part 12, the gap at 11 spanning the sixth 60 face of the part or boss 12.

The projection 9 opposite the gap 11 has a transverse slotted aperture lO just with out the top of the boss 12. A locking-bar 13 has its upper end bent angularly atk 14 65 and passed through the aperture l0 with the bar body 13 crossing and contacting with the top of the boss 12 and the bent part 14; engaging the abutting projection 9. In this position the bar 13 traverses the gap ll and projects downwardly to have its lower terminal part 15 bent outwardly at a slight angle, this part 15 having a terminal longitudinal slot 16 which may receive the said fixed staple 21 therethrough. In this position, the looped catch 23of a padlock may be locked in the staple, so that the bar 13 securely lock both the bung 6 and also the faucet lever 20.

It will be understood that if theboss 12 is square or otherwise polygonal, the projections 9 of the plate 8 may be provided lin number sufficient to perform the same function as those shown, by leaving a gap between two of the projections in line with i the apertured projection 9.

It should be noted. that lwhen the padlock 24 has been removed and the bar 13 lifted away from the boss 12 to clear the side project-ions 9, that the bar may be detached from the apertured projection. When the bar part 15is separated from the faucet staple 16 the bar may be used as a wrench with which to turn the bossed plug 12-6 to remove it or replace it, engaging the projections 9 at each end of the gap 11.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: j

In a device of the character described, a screw-plug, a threaded hollow tube upon which the plug is removably mounted, said plug having an annular flange abutting upi on the end of the tube, an annular plate removably engaged between said tube end and said annular ange, the plug having a po' lygonal central boss, and the annular plate having a plurality of projections directed angularly therefrom to abut upon the side faces of said boss, one kadjacent pair of the rejections being spaced apart and a protions, and means for looking relensably the jection opposite their gap having a translockngbar to an operating member of a verse slot, a looking-bar having one end bent faucet to prevent operation thereof. 10 angularly, said angular end being hingedly In testimony whereof I aix my signa- 5 connected to and through said slotted proture.

jection and the bar traversing the gap between the opposite pair of spaced projec- ALBERT TJEPKE. 

